The best Orca season ever in the Viking's Fjords

The first time in 14 years I have shot over 40 rolls of film in one week; usually I only shoot 10 rolls. That is how active it was!

An excerpt from Amos Nachoum's trip report:

November 14, 2005...recalling the lyrics of the "Mamas & the Papas" — "I saw her again last night" — the diving was almost deja-vu from last year. A totally mesmerizing experience for my five guests and myself as well — even after fourteen seasons diving in Norway.

The water was cold, the wind was sharp, and the air was frigid — but no one on the boat cared. Not with a pod of energetic orcas from twenty-foot long males to newborns just learning the ropes feeding on a vast ball of herring directly before us.

Comfortable in our dry suits, five divers and myself entered the water in pairs to view this extraordinary feeding behavior. As long as we kept our distance from the food, the orcas accepted our presence, granting us a very special window into their underwater world. The stories and pictures my guests bring back from these encounters are unique in the world of diving.

They can be yours, too ...

A few spaces remain for this season. Click here to learn more and see many more images.

Dates: November 3 – 11 and November 10 – 18
Cost: $7,400
Number of Guests: Six divers only.
Vessel: The 90' Norwegian live-aboard "Langoysund"
To register online – NorwayOrcas@biganimals.com

If you know someone who would be interested in this expedition, you can email this link to them.

Ultimate Antarctica

Walk in the footsteps of history. Experience ice diving and roam among 100,000 ruckus penguins

Ernest Shackleton has always been one of my heroes. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of his legendary rescue mission, I will lead a 21-day diving expedition to Antarctica. BigAnimals will operate this historic voyage in conjunction with Oceanwide Expeditions, the pioneer operators of Antarctica scuba diving.

In January 2005, Oceanwide and BigAnimals conducted a reconnaissance trip for the 2006 expedition, which was a great success and few of our guests are returning for second time!

We dove and explored the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, as well as the Antarctica peninsula. We learned great deal from our first scouting voyage, and have adjusted our itinerary to offer more interesting landing sites and better diving locations.

Learn more about the upcoming adventure.

View rare images from 1917 by Frank Harley, Sir Ernest's photographer.

To register email –
2antarctica@biganimals.com

Dates: December 27, 2006 — January 17, 2007
Prices vary according to cabin preferences:
• Twin, Non-Private (Diver): $13,500
• Twin, Private (Divers): $15,300
Total Number of Guests: 44
(21 Divers / 23 Non-Divers)
Availability: 16 diving / 20 non-diving.

If you know someone who would be interested in this expedition, you can email this link to them.